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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Great Western Railway |
1662 |
on |
10/03/1955 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Designer |
F. Hawksworth |
| Class |
16xx |
| Company History |
GWR |
| Wheels |
0-6-0PT |
| Builder |
Swindon Works |
| Order Number |
417 |
| To Service |
Sat 10/03/1955 to Worcester (85A) |
| Withdrawal |
Sat 28/12/1963 |
| Service Life |
8 yrs, 9 mths , 18 dys |
| Total Mileage |
138,017 |
|
SLS Allocations*
| Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
| NEW |
NYA |
|
m/e |
31/03/1955 |
| ALLOC |
87G |
Carmarthen |
4w/e |
03/11/1956 |
| ALLOC |
85C |
Hereford |
4w/e |
01/12/1956 |
| WDN |
|
|
4w/e |
31/12/1963 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 10/03/1955 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 1662
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Worcester (85A) |
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|
| 03/11/1956 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Carmarthen (87G) |
|
|
| 01/12/1956 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Hereford (85C) |
|
|
| 28/12/1963 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 1662 |
|
|
| 04/1964 |
Scrapped |
Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge |
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